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MATTER OF WOODHAVEN LUMBER

123 N.J. 481 (1991)

589 A.2d 135

IN THE MATTER OF WOODHAVEN LUMBER AND MILL WORK. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ASBURY PARK PRESS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 23, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Marzarella, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (James W. Holzapfel, Ocean County Prosecutor, attorney; Samuel J. Marzarella, on the briefs).

Richard M. Eittreim argued the cause for respondent (McCarter & English, attorneys; Richard M. Eittreim and Penelope M. Taylor, on the briefs).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by GARIBALDI, J.

This interlocutory appeal involves an interpretation of the eyewitness exception to New Jersey's Press Shield Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-21; Evidence Rule 27 ("Shield Law"). Under the part of the Shield Law known as the eyewitness exception, a news-medium employee who "in the course of pursuing his professional activities" is an eyewitness to "any act involving physical violence or property damage," ...

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